Highlights
- Install and run XSLT, create stylesheets and transform documents.
- Modularise stylesheet design, import stylesheets and use named templates.
- Use keys and manage multiple input and output documents.
- Sort and group information.
- Create high quality output like PDF through XSL-FO.
- Use the Web to find the current XSLT resources, examples and tools.
Course Details
XSLT and XPath Introduction
Review of XML and Namespaces
The place of XSLT
What are XSLT and XPath?
Transforming XML documents using XPath and XSLT
XSLT Processing model
The tree model
The transformation process
Defining and invoking Template rules
variables, expressions, data typesStylesheet structure
Modular structure
Import and include
Overriding stylesheets
Specifying priorities
Top-level elements
Template bodies
XPath expressions
XPath, XPointer and XSLT
XPath nodes and properties
Axes, node tests and predicates
Accessing elements, attributes, and other nodes
Node values
Expressions, operators and functions
Programming with XSLT
XSLT elements
Design patterns; pull and push models
Iteration, recursion and decisions
Creating and calling named templates
Defining and using variables
Defining and using parameters
Applying a style sheets to XML documents and DOMs
XSLT output
Formatting
Sorting
Numbering
Numeric output
Whitespace
Character encodings
XML, HTML and other output
Multiple documents in XSLT
Multiple input
Multiple output extensions Using
keys for crossreferencing and linking
The wider picture
Implementations of XSLT
XSLT resources
Extension functions
Future development of XSLT
XPath, Xpointer
XML-link
XML Schemas
XSL-FO
Basic formatting objects
Page Sequence
Lists
Tables
Graphics & images
Who should attend
Feedback
4.8 out of 5 average
"I enjoyed getting a better understanding of xml, x-paths and xslts. Content was tailored to our company and the pace of the course was perfect. The trainer had detailed knowledge and an excellent presentation approach."
RA, Software Developer, XSLT, May 2021
“JBI did a great job of customizing their syllabus to suit our business needs and also bringing our team up to speed on the current best practices. Our teams varied widely in terms of experience and the Instructor handled this particularly well - very impressive”
Brian F, Team Lead, RBS, Data Analysis Course, 20 April 2022
